진핵생물

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 眞核生物, from 眞核 (“eukaryotic”) + 生物 (“organism”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)nɦɛks͈ɛŋmuɭ] ~ [ˈt͡ɕi(ː)nɦe̞ks͈e̞ŋmuɭ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [진(ː)핵쌩물/진(ː)헥쎙물]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Jinhaeksaengmul
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Jinhaegsaengmul
    McCune–Reischauer?Chinhaeksaengmul
    Yale Romanization?cīn.hayk.sayngmul

    Noun

    진핵생물 • (jinhaeksaengmul) (hanja 眞核生物)

    1. (biology) eukaryote
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